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Editorial
. 2016 Jul 1;102(13):987-9.
doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2015-309242. Epub 2016 Apr 18.

Loneliness and social isolation as risk factors for CVD: implications for evidence-based patient care and scientific inquiry

Julianne Holt-Lunstad  1 , Timothy B Smith  2
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Loneliness and social isolation as risk factors for CVD: implications for evidence-based patient care and scientific inquiry

Julianne Holt-Lunstad et al. Heart. .
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Simplified model of possible direct and indirect pathways by which social connections influence disease morbidity and mortality.
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